Lawmaker Questions Effectiveness
Of Antismoking Ads Aimed at Kids

An influential legislator is raising questions about the effectiveness of Florida's high-profile ads to keep kids from smoking.

The offbeat ads have been aimed squarely at teenagers, but Rep. Jim King said this week that the expensive campaign hasn't impressed some lawmakers. Rep. King, a Jacksonville Republican, is expected to be named chairman of the House budget-writing committee. He says he's inclined to cut the advertising...